Little something about Sid Meier`s Alpha Centauri. so if your intrested come on in:)
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Sid Meier (and Brian Reynolds) has created a game that will start the new evolution in startegy games (so they say). Explore the alien planet that is yuor new home and uncover its Mysteries (Yea Right!). you can Discover over 75 technologies. You can also build many, many base upgrades (little too many) and then there is the secret projects (CIV 2 Wonders of the World) or you dont have to do anything but, build a huge army and CONQUER THE WORLD.

Desing your own unit


You can Desing your own troops. that gives a nice add to the game. so first you have a man then give him a weapon (weapon power is same as the attack "power") then armor (the same thing) if you want the unit that moves faster select a rover or a (infanrty moves 1 per turn rover 2 per turn and a hover tank three.(there were the all ground units)). and finally the Special Abilities (2 per unit) like +100% versus air attacks, makes paradrops or gains a moral upgrade (and thats my favorite). the nicest thing is that you can change every units defense or attack like yuo can put the best defense to a Colony pod or something what i have found to be very usefull give your formers a good armor because when the enemy (only against computers) makes air strikes it will always attack your formes and units that are not in one of your bases, and the formers are building roads, farms etc. etc. etc. out side your base.

Change your Terrain


Remember Civs and the Settler. Well in Alpha Centauri you have formers (you cant build cities with formers you must have colony pods). Formers can build farms and stuff, plus! thermal boreholes (minerals and energy (energy = money)), echelon mirrors (energy), conseders (more food) and "make" rivers.

Diplomacy
Diplomacy is better then before not much, but better. when your the king of the world the most anemic enemy you have will demand money/tech from you. sound familiar?.

Replayable
there are five paths to victory. for example ask the council to vote about uniting behind you (bribery is very useful AI a bit stupid because when you bribe a other factions leader to vote for you giving tech/energy they often say Yea (if your not too big) and the game ends (you win others lose).

Governors
If you dont want to run your cities all on your own. you can make a Governor run one or more of your cities. What is pretty darn stupid idea, because Governors AI is very bad at start when you want to build base upgrades and have a small army (if you have friendly neiboroughs) they will build many poor units.

Multiplayer
you can play multiplayer in internet, LAN, modem or serial link.

What kind of a computer do you need
Windows 95/98
Minium= Pentium 133. Recommended= Pentium 200.
Minium= 16megs RAM. Recommended= 32Megs RAM.
Minium= 4X CD-ROM Recommended= 8X CD-ROM.
DirectX 6
and you Gurus out there Alpha Centauri doesnt need a mouse!

"The Final Word"
Its a nice game maybe a little slow to play. So if you liked the Civilizations ill bet you will like this game too. and a really nice thing is Allied Victory and in Alliance there are few good things too you can go into one of your Allies bases and defend it and your unit can be "in top of" one of your Allys unit.

Points= 94 from 1-100

The Gaian stepdaughters are the Green"Peace" of the future. in the early Years they have a nice abilty, They can capture mind worms (their quite useful). and if dont walk with the planet better prepare to war!


the University, they love tech more then anything else. so if you have advanced tech you can bribe the university very easily. they dont like democracy


the Belivers walk the bible in one hand and a gun in the nother. the Belivers have a nice ability +25% when they attack, so if you are the belivers allways ATTACK! but when there is good there is allways bad tech -20%


Spartans are Soldiers and they have well trained troops from the beginning. and the minus side less energy.


the Peaceepers (the U.N.) not many good-or bad sides. they hate the hive.


the Human Hive, in the early years they wont trust you unless they are anemic compared to you.


Morgans, unlike the University they will sell anything for energy (money) and below see CEO Morgans Office.


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